Master in Food Ethics and Law

UNESCO Chair in Bioethics

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  • Bioethics and Law Observatory
  • UNESCO Chair in Bioethics
  • University of Barcelona
  • Faculty of Law
  • Ave. Diagonal, 684
  • 08034 Barcelona
  • (+34) 93 403 45 46
  • obd.ub@ub.edu
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  • Master in Bioethics and Law
  • (+34) 93 403 45 46
  • master.bd@ub.edu

 

"Legal agreements: barriers and enablers to global equitable COVID-19 vaccine access"

The Lancet

Law  can  serve  as  both  an  enabler  and  a  barrier  to  global  health,  equity,  and  justice.1  The  impact  of  legal  determinants  of  health  on  the  COVID-19  pandemic  is  evident  where  law  is  being  used  as  a  mechanism  to  enable or prevent global equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines.  Barriers  to  equitable  access  are  partly  driven  by   vaccine   nationalism2   with   governments   seeking   to  use  law  to  secure  priority  access  to  future  vaccines  through     Advance     Purchase     Agreements     (APAs)     with    vaccine    manufacturers.